Program Overview

Professional French Certificate

Program Overview

The Professional French Certificate is an academic certificate program that enhances students' French language skills with cultural context and relevant terminology, preparing them for careers in travel, tourism, and business.

Program Details

• Program Type: Certificate
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 2-3 semesters
• Credit Hours: 12

Program Description

The Professional French Certificate offers students specializing in all professional and academic fields a valuable credential for their proficiency in French and their knowledge of French-speaking cultures, expanding their horizons to the French-speaking world.

Career Opportunities

A certificate in French can help lead to careers in language teaching and interpretation, translation, law enforcement, social work, immigration, health, and more.

Coursework

• Business French (3 hrs): Students become familiar with business terminology in French and learn to function in a French business environment.
• French Media and Current Events (3 hrs): The role of traditional and digital media and the coverage of current events in France.
• French Social Media (3 hrs): Analysis and exploration of communication and discourse in French-language social media.
• Professional French (3 hrs): French terminology and behavioral patterns related to the workplace, preparing students for a French professional environment.

Related Programs

• French Bachelor's
• Humanities & Social Sciences

College and Department

• College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
• Department of World Languages, Literatures and Cultures